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Confederate  States  of  America,  > 
Treasury  Department,  January  29,  1862.      \ 

Hon.  Howell  Cobb, 

President  of  the  Congress : 

Sir — I  have  the  honor  to  transmit  herewith  an  estimate 

of  an  additional  appropriation  required  for  the  service  of  the 

Postoffice  Department,  from  February   18th  to  April   1st, 

1862,  together  with  the  communication  of  the  Postmaster 

General,  upon  which  it  is  based. 

Very  respectfully, 

Your  obedient  servant, 

C.  G.  MEMMINGER, 

Secretary  of  the  Treasury. 


Confederate  States  of  America,  J 
Treasury  Department, 

Register's  Office,  January  29 y 1862.      ) 

ESTIMATE  of  an  additional  appropriation  required  for  the 
service  of  the  Government,  from  February  18th  to  April 
1st,  1862. 


Compensation  of  the  Postmaster  General,  Chiefs 
of  Bureaus,  and  Clerks  and   Messengers  in 

the  Postoffice  Department. $  2,271   38 

C.  T.  JONES, 

Acting  Register^ 


Confederate  States  of  America,  V 

Postoffice  Department,  > 

Richmond,  January  28th,  1862.      ) 

Hon.  C.  (*.  Memminger, 

Secretary  of  the  Treasury  : 
Sir — I  have  the  honor  to  submit  the  following  estimate  of 
the  amount  required  for  the  compensation  of  the  clerks, 
messenger  and  laborers  provided  for  by  "An  Act  for  the 
increase  of  the  permanent  clerical  force  of  the  Postoffice 
Department,"  approved  January  23,  1862,  for  the  quarter 
ending  March  31st,  1862,  and  to  request  that  the  same  be 
laid  before  Congress,  viz. : 

For  5  clerks,  at  $1,200  per  annum,  -  -  $1,083  35 

"    5     "         "     1,000         "  -  -  902  75 

"    1  messenger,     500         "  -  -  90  28 

"    2  laborers,  at  1  50  per  day,     -  -  -  195  00 


$2,271  38 

Very  respectfully, 

Your  obedient  servant, 

JOHN  H.  REAGAN, 

Postmaster  General. 


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